The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01


Nearly quarter 81 century ago III
'lc eau ny VaES "l July, IN'J' lllc palile ol
"rtl Npur@- conceded ny military men 10
ne tine riN"taI cohi'lc' OF the clNll wa
was fought i'll pennsylvania. Alter that
~ lllcufHIohN ot consequence were lhade
on Northern SOIL The H2ht Thereafter
"a> Wa-ed South OF the Potomac.
III lhal l"'h"uN balt,c Oh Helty>puf@.
Maine regiments and batteries covered
iH'hNelN" win glory ana pore Il most
conspicuous parl on tllc ID '"uN helu' ne
urltlte OF ldllIt houliu Top ~ the
forces commanded ny General Chalnhrr-
'"lh' the @allailt utcuH OF otllcf Malhe
soldIcfN ~ nlhrr parts OF the held are Sill
ifGNh Il inc lnlnd> OF fehii>y lNailahs'
ne I"ll"Wln@ is the record made ON
lhe famous Hrlu ny llt Maine regiments
ana batteries tllai TOOK part III the great
pa'iic:
the THIRD REGIMENT 1Nt,ANrIA.
On the goth of Juur fin. TLitd vas nj
Tarrytovn and The NEXT nisht found
Il EN- ON the field of t;rttysburu in VIII n
blttlr they burr. , rnnsnicuou. n,rt H.
iuo fine first ia ,it,ct an fine mnrnino af
the second. a lnuu distance i'm .,vancn. Of
,h. line THE enemy hod attacked tb,.nx-
IRENE riyht of our line. while the left and
i'm our front was ominouslv sin Gen
Sicklrs cnnm,uGinn I'm. cnrns or,IareI
II reconnaissance of fine nolition md
rhns, fine Third and nur hundred sborn-
shooters to ..Cr,l for. and find I'm. one
my Aihi. time thr rruimrnt unnhnrrd
only one hundred and uiucty-si> rifle, and
fourteen officers Int they were all heroes
rs their cundurt th,t d,v nrovnd TN,
duty assigned to Col Inkrm,n with so
small a command an vyo. .or,lun,S nnn At
mo words ..rollm,ns fn,.wnrl " Inv al.
ynnccd with measured Sims and defiant
herring. and for b,lru mtin nntsi,lr our
lines picrcrd the enemy, TERRITORY ,ybri,
n dense wood oh.tructrd their front
Here col. I,akrluau formed a line of hat
tie the skirmishrrs rnvrrrd his frnnt
He then advanced nbout half 81 mill
through the woods. when the sbirmI,L,.r,
hrcamr hutlv curourd and drove thr
rucmy'~ pfckrts and skirmishnrs hefnrr
thrm lie tIru advanced hi. commend
and rouud the enemy couccutraIino hi,
fnr,,s -, ,,,,x., an i,is 1.ft v.;tb IN .,i-
dent intention of tnrninr thot n,nl
Col. Lakcman engaged him and for nearly
half an Lour hold linn in rhrrl nnt,iii,-
,tnnlinm fin, ndJs vrr, thonsonJs hi.
rallaut mrn rrrpsipr ia virlI nm inch az
rrnuud Inn fr,rfuIlv thinnin,r tLn ono.
my'S ranks with their vollcys
I'm This enhancement tbn Third lost forty
riuht men kilIrL ouJ ,vnnunI IIad if mot
been for the maStclly manner in which
the officers executed Col Lakcman'S com
luand> in that irving position. rs we'll aS
the random firing of the enemy. the rrni-
mcnt would have been ami Hated.
Joining the brigad they were again
sent forward to hold Il position in the eN-
tire &c front, where Col, Lakcman selected
position in the ever memorable Peach
Orchard. and throughout the day 80
hara>Scd the enemy that hi, Nkirmi>hrr,
cuud not obtain "A footing in our front.
Sc,cral times the regiment was charged
upon, and on every occasion the enemy
was met with great slau@htcr During
the latter part of the day the regiment did
splendid execution ON the cnrmy'S flank IA,
he advanced IN no>Sc The slaughter was
terrible, onr soldiers were cool firm and
brave, though many Of them fell They
died the deaths of heroes The Third did
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